CRJ-100/200SF!?

Yes, it was. One of the early ones today resides at the Air and Space Museum Extension at IAD and the first one is on display in a FED-EX building at MEM.

 

Worst airplane ever......From a dispatcher viewpoint and as a mechanic (After 5 years they start to fall apart)

 

I believe it...especially since the original model was designed as a corporate jet. That type of flying is nothing like the multiple legs per day of a regional schedule, and there's a lot less down time to work on the plane as well. Passengers also tend to dislike it since there's no ovehead storage room for roller bags on board. I'm sure they do have their place in certain markets that wouldn't support something bigger, but I can't imagine they will be a great option for cargo hauling. I've never worked in that part of the industry, though.

 

I would guess it is an improvement for some parts of the feeder system for UPS and FexEx. I mean much of Northern Michigan is still C-208s flying to GRR on 2+ Hr legs. That is absurd to me, I know its a good plane but it's a single turbo-prop!

 

It's a 208 because theres 3000lbs or less of cargo a day. How on earth would it make sense to put probably on average 1.5klbs on a crj daily?

 

I heard AMF is getting CRJs in 2010.

 

Milk runs, stop in 3 or 4 places before you go to GRR/LAN.

 

I hear CR2s looove high-cycle type operations.

 

And burn ~8 times the gas doing it. Brilliant!

 

Gas is cheap, if you don't have the crews to cover flying 6 planes at time....

 

Caravans going to be flying unmanned before that happens.

 

I knew some flew to a couple places, not up on they're system. With a shortage of pilots makes more sense to have 2 pilots fly to every stop twice as fast than a few Caravans do the same when you consider time. Fully loaded they must cruise at what 180-200kts...?

 

Hahahaha hahahaha....

 

Yeah I found several sources that indicate 184 Kts is maximum cruising speed. I shot a little high but "Hahahaha hahahaha" was unnecessary.

 

If you've ever been around a caravan, someone suggesting the thing can do anything near 200kts is pretty funny.
You can probably jog to a destination faster than a caravan will get you there.

 

Heavy van at 184 is a "Hahahaha hahahaha" also
More like high 150s low 160s on a typical FL day at 10k.

 

1 yes I've been around them, never flown one though nor in one and 2 the point is when someone is just spit-balling don't be a jerk.

 

The laughter was directed at the slowness of the Scareavan, not at you. It's an absolutely outstanding airplane for a certain mission, but that mission does not include going fast, at least outside the marker. One thing it does do well is Vmo to short final.

 

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It was marketing people haaaahaahaa not you haaahaaahaa